6 Takeaways From FERC’s Data Center Interconnection Decision

Power for energy-guzzling AI data centers is getting fast-tracked thanks to federal regulators

Federal regulators on Thursday ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system, a step they said is needed to accommodate surging demand from power-hungry artificial intelligence data centers.Energy Secretary Chris Wright had urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to act in an effort to help the United States better compete with China for s…

FERC Jump-Starts Plan to Get Data Center Connections Right

FERC orders regional grids to move quickly to handle the biggest issue facing the electricity grid today.

6 takeaways from FERC’s data center interconnection decision

If RTOs fail to address large-load concerns identified by FERC, the agency will dictate the solutions, per FERC’s David LaCerte. “I say this not as a threat, but as a statement of duty,” he said.

Federal regulators order grid operators to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers

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FERC Orders Regional Grids to Protect Consumers & Speed Data Centers - Marcellus Drilling News

Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) launched a sweeping investigation into how power grids and utilities divide the soaring costs of supplying electricity to data centers. FERC issued six “show-cause” orders directing regional grid operators—PJM, SPP, MISO, CAISO, ISO New England, and NYISO—to prove that data center connection rates are “just and reasonable”...

Regulators greenlight plan for quick AI data center grid connections

Federal regulators on Thursday took steps aimed at both speeding up the buildout of AI data centers and reducing costs. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directed regional electric grid operators to reform various processes related to the connection of these and other large sources of power demand to the grid. “We are charting new...